TiPb Give-Away: HyperMac Nano Battery for iPhone/iPod

The HyperMac Nano by HyperShop is an external battery for iPhone and iPod with a built in charging cable. It's highly portable, looks and feels great, and is made of 1800mAh lithium ion which provides up 1.5 times full recharge of the iPhone.

To learn more and get details about the give-away, follow us after the break!

The design of the HyperMac Nano is very slick and reminds me a cigarette lighter. With dimensions of only 3.4" x 1.5" x 0.55", the battery will fit easily into your jeans or jacket pocket for easy portability. The rounded edges of the aluminum casing also feels nicely in your hands. The HyperMac comes in 9 stylish colors; yes, the same 9 colors available for the iPod nano.

What makes the HyperMac Nano unique to other external batteries is the built in charging cable. Underneath the cap you will find both male and female 30-pin sockets plugged into each other. The cap also conveniently snaps magnetically to the bottom of the battery so you don't lose it when the battery is in use.

To charge the HyperMac Nano, just plug your iPhone cable into the female socket; and to charge your iPhone, plug the male socket into your iPhone. When the HyperMac Nano is plugged into a power source, a blue light will indicate that it is charging and a green light will mean the charge is complete.

When on the go, I found the HyperMac Nano more convenient than an extended battery because it did not increase the length of my iPhone. I could easily fit them together in my jacket pocket without fear of them falling out because the short cable is long enough to rest the battery behind my iPhone and so nothing sticks out of my pocket.

In conclusion, I found the HyperMac Nano to be a great and stylish way to give my iPhone some extra juice.

Now for the give-away! Just leave a comment below and let us know why HyperMac Nano will be a great addition to you life. We'll pick one of you randomly and send you a silver HyperMac Nano. (The You need a valid email address and a US shipping address to enter. The contest starts now and ends Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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TiPb Give-Away: HyperMac Nano Battery for iPhone/iPod

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This would be great for my surf trips and trail riding adventures as I often run very low on battery after using the gps and other battery draining features to get where i'm going and letting my partners know where to go. Throw this in the dry pack and head out!

I'd love one of these!! I've found myself in many situations where plugging to the computer or AC outlet is not possible/comfortable. And when the battery is running out, this sleek gadget could come in handy.

This battery will be great for me because I often have to leave for trips right from work without much notice, so having a little extra juice for my iPhone until I can get back to a charger would be a godsend.

Leanna,
Great review! I'll have to look into it because my iPhone battery is winding down and I've got to hold out a few more months to get the 4g. but then again... maybe I'll win one????
Thanks,
Brian

I need the HyperMac battery because I'm a firefighter and always manage to get stuck out out of the station standing by on non emergency calls with a low iPhone battery. I've also never made it through a college football game tailgating and watching the game without my iPhone battery dying.

My wife is about to give birth in a few weeks to our first child. This would come in handy in those places in the hospital where I am not allowed to charge my iphone. The iphone will help keep my sanity while waiting and waiting and waiting.... Don't you all want me to keep my sanity?
Stanford

Would love an item like this being that I travel frequently w/ my work in video production. I travel from September-march annually and w/ the countless trips to the bathroom just to charge the phone, Id love to have this gadget.

On the move alot and am constantly using my iphone(live on it). Something like this would really help keep my phone alive and would allow me to use it alot more especially at work in the hospital/9med apps drain battery)

iPhone 3g + last.fm streaming + bluetooth at work = about 2 hours battery life for me! Not to mention the fact that my iPhone won't charge via AC adapter while doing any video/audio streaming over 3g. This baby would help a lot!

Ok, I admit being an iPhone addict. I'm using my phone during business hours (E-mail, web...) and afterwards (Games, watching vids...). Usually my battery dies before the end of the day and since I have a tethered jailbreak (mainly for theming my phone), I can't boot it up again and have to wait until I'm home again. I just paid €675 for my phone (official Belgian price) and can't justify to buy accessoiries for it if I don't want my girlfriend to kill me. So I would be extremely happy with this battery-pack and promise to use part of its juice to visit your great site everyday ;) gimme gimme preaaase

there are a lot of days when I get stuck on conference calls and the battery just doesn't quite make it...usually have to be really careful towards the end of the day so I've got some juice left in case of an emergency! This would certainly help out!

I am on my iPhone constantly checking tech news, especially TiPb, and iPhone is always dieing before 2PM and I don't get home till 7PM or later. I am always on the go so having the HyperMac Nano would be a blessing cause my iPhone could still go with me yet be charged at the same time!

I would use it to keep me powered up while updating my blog, surfing the web (on theiphoneblog of course!), making calls, texting, updating apps, remotley managing computers, controlling my house (h@me 2.0), facebooking, gaming, filming, emailing and the 14 blllion other things I do with this thing!

The HyperMac Nano would be great for me because I often find myself at entertainment networking events and conventions (such as Comic-Con) without a full charge, which makes me uneasy to show off my video demo reel to those I meet. This will give me the extra charge I need!

My iPod Touch is heading towards its 2nd birthday, and the battery life is finally starting to show strain. I don't want to start looking towards a new device just because I'm afraid to run outta juice on the road, so this would be perfect!

About to go on a vacation to LA and I learned from a trip to NY one battery is not enough. My phone DIED and I no longer had my handy dandy Google Maps or Subway Map :( I would use the recharge battery to help keep me from getting lost in a big big city. :(

i would use it like a charging fairy, sprinkling power to iPhone & iPod touch users with dying devices... i tend to be at a computer almost 90% of the time so im only ever using my iPhone starting with a full charge.
however i do happen to enjoy helping others get a boost of juice whenever i can, since it makes me sad to see someone "conserving" battery incase of emergency.
i'd be a battery savior. doing good for others.
pff!

It would very handy to have some extra juice when I am away from my home or office for a long time. It's always a little awkward when you have to ask someone if you can use thei power outlet to charge your iphone.

I'm just starting to take credit cards with my acubiz, and it would be horrifying if I ran out of juice when I needed to run one for a client. I run my iPhone with most everything extraneous turned off, and it's amazing how quickly it runs that battery down, just with 3G.

Oh the places I could go with Hypermac Nano available - right now after an early start - gps navigating in the car, yelping for breakfast through monocle, talking through my bluetooth headset and catching up on the odd game high score - I usually end up dissolving into a lifeless couch potato along with my iphone around 2pm - this would pep things up for the 2nd half-of the day - and looks cool too!

Would be great not to lug my charger around on a normal day. I normally have to charge my iPhone over night and it last til 1:30 pm and then I charge it for a while to get me through the rest of the day. Nice design. Looks like it would fit into a pocket with no trouble.

This would be cool for my little ivampire. I was helping my wife with a computer problem using Teamviewer last night and after about 20 minutes or so I was down to 47% battery life (from somewhere in the 80%'s).

I do need this myself, I use my iPhone as my iPod at work, and since my signal strength is so weak at work my phone goes through battery life really quickly.
This would help me get through the day and home.

Using the iPhone to control my Apple TV is much easier than using the remote that it came with. I usually leave the Remote App on so that I can access the controls more quickly but this drains the battery. Using this HyperMac battery would make my viewing experience complete!

OMG! I so need this. The one and only time I let my battery go completely dead, it wouldn't boot back up!!! I had to go to the Apple Genius Bar where they ended up giving me a whole new phone! I am totally scared to let it die now! So I need this for iPhone charging emergencies.

This looks to be the ideal external battery, mostly in terms of its 'carry-ability.' I want something that would easily fit in my pocket and easily accessible, not to add bulk to the phone, but simply to give an occassional juice. This would be perfect, and I could see throwing it in my pocket on a daily basis, like I did when I had the original Samsung Blackjack and always carried the extra battery in its on charging case.

im a blackberry user that got a iphone 3gs to see what the hype is about the iphone.Although its not a bad phone the battery can not compare to any of my 3 blackberrys. I could use this to keep up with the oh so great blackberry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have been looking for exactly this kind of charger for hiking. I hike in using runkeeper or trip journal stop for lunch plug it in for a bit and keep on treking. being all inclosed and light weight this fits the bill.

Who doesn't need an extra charging device? Even with my ancient original iPhone I run the battery down on an almost daily basis and something like this could get me through a tough spot til I could find a real charger

I would love one! I work over an hour and a half from home and dont have access to a charger at the refinery. Having a newborn at home and having a dead battery while away is no fun. I have at times carried a spare prepaid phone just incase I use mine too much throughout the day. This would be a nice peace of mind gadget to have!

That would be so great! The reason it would make my life better is gaming on my iPod touch. Especially Avatar, and those other apps that like to eat my battery, and I don't want to sit at my computer all the time while playing those games, Thanks,
-Kibbler

The HyperMac nano battery would be a great addition to my life because it'll fix my solution of not having enough battery life. My 3GS battery will last me through out the day when I'm out on the road. I can just plug in and go : )

Hey there TiPb Crew! I think these new hyper mac portable battery packs are genius. I'm constantly on the go and heavily rely on my iPhone having juice to get me through my day. I spend the majority of my day on foot walking around with no access to a power source as I work as an emergency responder at a ski lodge. I'm outdoors a lot also and often use the iPhone as handheld GPS which KILLS the battery FAST. This product would not only boost my productivity but might keep me from getting lost when I'm hiking or skiing and loose power. Would also be a great emergency item for my car and motorcycle. If your car won't run you can't charge your phone. Could be deadly if you live up north and have car trouble with no way of calling for help if your phones dead. Safety is a must in the cold weather. An extra battery is just another life line if your in that situation. I'm a big fan of the site. Love the podcast! And the MacWorld coverage was wonderful! Thanx guys hope I win!

I would use it for travel. I often take the train after work, without getting to charge my iPhone up first, so I usually find myself conserving battery by not playing games or listening to music. But if I had a recharging station that I could take on the go with me, I'd never be without power.

What a cool device! I'm always looking for creative ways to keep my iphone charged throughout the day. This would be a dream come true. And in this tough economy, what better way to keep my iphone charged then with this FREE nifty charger. I don't want to beg,but PLEASE, PLEASE let the winner be me!!!!!

I work in the corp BB world and I love out shining the boring BB that I work with with my powerful iPhone power and screen! This battery pack will make provide me with the added power boost to defeat those low BB scum!!! muahahahah!

I work at Bungie, the Halo guys, and we are exclusively an iPhone shop. We all carry extra chargers and cables around because we USE our iPhones for almost all our email. How much would I love to be able to pull this out at the next meeting and keep my iPhone running in style without the need for an AC jack? Have I mentioned I also suggest iPhone accessories? 230 iPhones. 230 people wanting this charger…. hint
I also rookied my email address the first time, which you'll need when you pick me...

This would be great for me since I leave my house at 4:30 am and don't get home till 5 pm 5 days a week... I have to be very cautious how much time I spend on it so my battery doesn't die before getting back to a charger :-(
Hope I win this one... Awesome.

I use my iPhone quite a bit and am always needing to recharge; especially if out at events or traveling where a plug is not readily available or convenient. Have been looking for the perfect recharger!

I'm planning a trip to New York City in May, and I know I'll be streaming tons of video on Ustream during the trip. This will drain my battery quickly, so I was planning on getting an external battery. This would be perfect!

This would be awesome for my trip to Orlando for the Harry Potter Wizarding World. My friends and I anticipate spending hours in lines and we'll be entertaining ourselves with my iPhone. Even if I did win I would probably buy a second one because going without my iPhone is like going without oxygen.

Definitely good giveaway here. I've recently started listening to internet radio and if I wasn't plugged into a power source doing it i'd run outta juice. Would be good to carry that around just in case.

Echo many of the comments above. I travel quite a bit and this would allow me to leave one charger at the hotel or in my rollerboard bag while keeping just the battery in one of the side pockets. I needed this last week at a conference!

Used something very similar for my old Palm Treo. Miss it greatly for my iPhone. Would use it for traveling (when listening to music or watching video on long flights), at work, at play, almost anywhere!

I am a student in 4th year college and taking a study break and catching up on all the new gadgets out there and can't believe I've been under a rock for so long.
This would be amazing gift idea for the girl I'm seeing at school, she always talks about how her phone doesn't last through the day recording lectures, checking emails, and listening to music. Selected or not I want to thank you for sharing this!

Frankly, I always feel like these "Tell us how you would..." kind of contests always strike me as a throwback to the "What I did on my summer vacation" essays from grade school.
Nevertheless, I'd give it to my wife. She always forgets to charge her iPhone, and it is frequently running out of power. If she had this in her purse, I might actually be able to get a hold of her.

The answer to a prayer. I depend on my iPhone more and more lately. Especially at work. I dispatch for an ambulance company. Emails fly constantly. Texting to reach crews in radio dead spots. Etc. Etc. Etc. This would be the perfect insurance policy'

I really want one of these. I use my iPhone a lot for about everything and I'm almost always running out of juice. Not only would this extend the battery life, but it also makes it easy to re/charge at the same time.
Please hook me up TiPb!!

This is a perfect fit, 'cause I'm, well, a bit hyper (at least in my iPhone usage.) Every day I find more useful apps on the App Store, and my battery is sagging beneath their weight. I've been hearing the hype about these battery packs, and I'm ready to welcome one into my daily routine. Make me a proud papa!

I bought one of the cheapo 15 dollar iphone/ipod external batteries over the holidays, but it was so fragile I was only able to use it for a month or so before the dock connector (i assume) bent too much.
An external battery is AMAZINGLY useful. Even when you're in the house, just to have it charging in your pocket and not in the other room is handy. Mostly this would be a boost for airplane rides. I travel a lot and am always scoping where the nearest plug to the gate is.

I would use the HyperMac Nano by HyperShop to slowly take over the world. I will charge the charger at public places saving me tons of cash. I will then use the money to build my army of Iphone drones. Those drones will be powered by the HyperMac Nano by HyperShop allowing them to "take over" for 1.5 more times then normal. Then I will film a reality show with the drones, showing the world that they are more then just machines. Everyone will then feel bad for the drones forgeting that I put them up to it in the first place. It's a win-win for everyone!!

I work at Bungie, the Halo guys, and we are exclusively an iPhone shop. We all carry extra chargers and cables around because we USE our iPhones for almost all our email.
How much would I love to be able to pull this out at the next meeting and keep my iPhone running in style without the need for an AC jack?
Have I mentioned I also suggest iPhone accessories? 230 iPhones. 230 people wanting this charger.... hint

I use my iphone all day in my job as a Realtor, but often I can charge the phone at the office or car. However, I could see the HyperMac Nano being very useful in places that I have a hard time finding a charge: Airplane travel watching movies or playing games, Golf Course (no calls, just e-mail and GolfShot GPS), and also on the family camping trips. The 1 1/2 times charge from the HyperMac Nano would make life much easier in these areas.

I use my iPhone in the field...where they don't have convenient plugs. Being able to play plants versus zombies while I am out in the woods, waiting for mosquitoes to bite me, and NOT having to worry about losing my charge would be great!